CN113192784A - Multicolor keycap and keycap manufacturing method - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a multicolor keycap and a manufacturing method of the keycap, and relates to the field of computer peripherals. According to the invention, multiple colors are formed by multi-time injection molding, and the characteristics of high color reduction degree and good molding quality of the injection molding process are utilized, so that the color types and the color quality of the keycaps are improved, and the defect of poor five-side color separation processing effect of the traditional keycaps is avoided; according to the invention, the fixed grooves of the left shell and the right shell are matched with the fixed edges, so that accessories of different colors and patterns can be replaced on the left shell and the right shell according to requirements, and the key caps are fixed by matching the fixed buttons with the button teeth, so that the key caps have a better self-defined range.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of computer peripherals, in particular to a multicolor keycap and a manufacturing method of the keycap.
Background
The keyboard is a command and data input device for operating computer equipment, and is the most common and main input equipment, and can input English letters, numbers and punctuation marks into the computer by means of keyboard so as to give out command and input data to computer.
Key cap adopts double-colored injection molding process among the prior art of moulding plastics, need add printing methods such as multiple color use thermal sublimation technology usually when the key cap makes the key cap have multiple color.
However, when the thermal sublimation printing is applied to five surfaces of the keycap, the effect is poor, the printing effect is not ideal, and the thermal sublimation printing process is not bright and bright enough in color and low in color reduction degree.
Disclosure of Invention
Based on the above, the invention aims to provide a multi-color keycap and a manufacturing method of the keycap, so as to solve the technical problems of poor printing effect and poor color when the keycap is processed into multiple colors on five sides.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention provides the following technical scheme: the utility model provides a multicolour key cap, includes the key cap main part, key cap main part bottom is provided with the fixed column, key cap main part top is provided with the key cap upper cover, key cap upper cover both sides swing joint has left shell and right shell of mutually supporting.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the fixed column of setting is connected key cap main part and key axle, constitutes multicolour key cap through key cap main part, key cap upper cover, left shell and right shell.
The invention is further provided with fixing edges arranged on the outer side of the keycap upper cover, and fixing grooves matched with the fixing edges are arranged on the inner walls of the left shell and the right shell.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the fixed slot and the cooperation of fixed limit that set up make left shell and right shell and key cap upper cover fixed.
The invention is further provided that the inner wall of the left shell is provided with a fixing buckle, and the inner wall of the right shell is provided with buckle teeth matched with the fixing buckle.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the fixed knot that sets up makes left shell and right shell can the reciprocal anchorage with the cooperation of detaining the tooth.
The invention is further provided that characters are arranged on the top of the key cap main body, and a character groove matched with the characters is formed in the key cap upper cover.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, the character that sets up shows the button function, makes the character pierce through the key cap upper cover through the character groove.
The invention also provides a manufacturing method of the multi-color keycap, which comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps: the key cap main body is manufactured by using transparent materials through injection molding;
step two: putting the key cap main body into a mold, manufacturing a key cap upper cover through secondary injection molding, fixing the key cap main body and the key cap upper cover through secondary injection molding, and forming a two-color combination;
step three: putting the keycaps with the two colors into a mold, and carrying out third injection molding to manufacture a left shell to form three-color keycaps;
step four: and putting the keycaps which form the three colors into a mold, and performing fourth injection molding to manufacture a right shell to form the four-color keycaps.
The invention is further set that the third step and the fourth step can be combined for manufacturing, and the left shell and the right shell are completed together during the third injection molding manufacturing, so that the three-color keycap is formed.
Through adopting above-mentioned technical scheme, make the key cap can make integral type three-colour key cap.
In summary, the invention mainly has the following beneficial effects:
1. according to the invention, multiple colors are formed by multi-time injection molding, and the characteristics of high color reduction degree and good molding quality of the injection molding process are utilized, so that the color types and the color quality of the keycaps are improved, and the defect of poor five-side color separation processing effect of the traditional keycaps is avoided;
2. according to the invention, the fixed grooves of the left shell and the right shell are matched with the fixed edges, so that accessories of different colors and patterns can be replaced on the left shell and the right shell according to requirements, and the key caps are fixed by matching the fixed buttons with the button teeth, so that the key caps have a better self-defined range.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the structure of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the main body of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a bottom schematic view of the present invention;
fig. 4 is an exploded view of the present invention.
In the figure: 1. a keycap main body; 2. fixing a column; 3. a left housing; 4. a fixing buckle; 5. a character; 6. a right housing; 7. fixing grooves; 8. buckling teeth; 9. the keycap is covered; 10. a character slot; 11. and fixing the edge.
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The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are illustrative only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and are not to be construed as limiting the present invention.
The following describes an embodiment of the present invention based on its overall structure.
A multicolor keycap comprises a keycap main body 1, wherein a fixing column 2 is arranged at the bottom of the keycap main body 1, the keycap main body 1 is connected with a key shaft through the arranged fixing column 2, a keycap upper cover 9 is arranged at the top of the keycap main body 1, a left shell 3 and a right shell 6 which are matched with each other are movably connected to two sides of the keycap upper cover 9, and the multicolor keycap is formed by the keycap main body 1, the keycap upper cover 9, the left shell 3 and the right shell 6.
Referring to fig. 1, a fixing edge 11 is disposed on an outer side of the key cap upper cover 9, fixing grooves 7 matched with the fixing edge 11 are disposed on inner walls of the left housing 3 and the right housing 6, and the left housing 3 and the right housing 6 are fixed to the key cap upper cover 9 by matching the fixing grooves 7 with the fixing edge 11.
Referring to fig. 1 and 3, a fixing buckle 4 is disposed on an inner wall of the left housing 3, a buckle tooth 8 engaged with the fixing buckle 4 is disposed on an inner wall of the right housing 6, and the left housing 3 and the right housing 6 can be fixed to each other by the engagement of the fixing buckle 4 and the buckle tooth 8.
Referring to fig. 1, a character 5 is disposed on the top of a key cap body 1, the key function is displayed through the disposed character 5, a character groove 10 matched with the character 5 is formed in an upper cover 9 of the key cap, and the character 5 penetrates the upper cover 9 of the key cap through the character groove 10.
The invention also provides a manufacturing method of the multi-color keycap, which comprises the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps: the key cap main body 1 is manufactured by injection molding of a transparent material;
step two: putting the keycap main body 1 into a mold, manufacturing a keycap upper cover 9 through secondary injection molding, fixing the keycap main body 1 and the keycap upper cover 9 through secondary injection molding, and forming a two-color combination;
step three: putting the keycaps with the two colors into a mold, and carrying out third injection molding to manufacture a left shell 3 to form three-color keycaps;
step four: and putting the keycap which forms three colors into a mould, and carrying out fourth injection molding to manufacture the right shell 6 to form a four-color keycap.
And step three can be combined with step four for manufacturing, and the left shell 3 and the right shell 6 are completed together during the third injection molding manufacturing to form the three-color keycap.
The working principle of the invention is as follows: the key cap main body 1 is manufactured by injection molding of transparent materials, the key cap main body 1 is placed into a mold, the key cap upper cover 9 is manufactured by second injection molding, the key cap main body 1 and the key cap upper cover 9 are fixed by second injection molding and form a two-color combination, after the injection molding is finished, the key cap with two colors is placed into the mold, a left shell 3 is manufactured by third injection molding to form a three-color key cap, finally the key cap with three colors is placed into the mold, a right shell 6 is manufactured by fourth injection molding to form a four-color key cap, the left shell 3 and the right shell 6 can be completed during the third injection molding manufacture as required to form the three-color key cap, a plurality of colors are formed by fractional injection molding, the characteristics of high color reduction degree and good molding quality of an injection molding process are utilized, the color type and the color quality of the key cap are improved, and the defect of poor five-side processing effect of the traditional key cap is avoided, when the keycap manufactured by the four-time injection molding process is used, the fixing grooves 7 of the left shell 3 and the right shell 6 are matched with the fixing edges 11, so that accessories of different colors and patterns can be replaced on the left shell 3 and the right shell 6 as required, and the keycap is fixed by matching the fixing buckles 4 with the buckle teeth 8, and has a better user-defined range.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it is intended that the present invention should not be limited thereto, that the particular features, structures, materials or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples, and that modifications, substitutions, variations or the like, which are not inventive and may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principle and spirit of the present invention and without departing from the scope of the claims.
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1. The utility model provides a multicolour key cap, includes key cap main part (1), key cap main part (1) bottom is provided with fixed column (2), its characterized in that: the key cap is characterized in that a key cap upper cover (9) is arranged at the top of the key cap main body (1), and a left shell (3) and a right shell (6) which are matched with each other are movably connected to two sides of the key cap upper cover (9).
2. A multi-colored key cap and a method of making a key cap according to claim 1, wherein: the key cap is characterized in that a fixing edge (11) is arranged on the outer side of the key cap upper cover (9), and fixing grooves (7) matched with the fixing edge (11) are formed in the inner walls of the left shell (3) and the right shell (6).
3. A multi-colored key cap and a method of making a key cap according to claim 1, wherein: the inner wall of the left shell (3) is provided with a fixing buckle (4), and the inner wall of the right shell (6) is provided with a buckle tooth (8) matched with the fixing buckle (4).
4. A multi-colored key cap and a method of making a key cap according to claim 1, wherein: the top of the key cap main body (1) is provided with characters (5), and a character groove (10) matched with the characters (5) is formed in the key cap upper cover (9).
5. The invention also provides a multi-color keycap according to any one of claims 1-4, and a manufacturing method of the multi-color keycap, comprising the following steps:
the method comprises the following steps: the key cap main body (1) is manufactured by injection molding of a transparent material;
step two: putting the keycap main body (1) into a mold, manufacturing a keycap upper cover (9) through secondary injection molding, fixing the keycap main body (1) and the keycap upper cover (9) through secondary injection molding, and forming a two-color combination;
step three: putting the keycaps with the two colors into a mold, and carrying out third injection molding to manufacture a left shell (3) to form three-color keycaps;
step four: and putting the keycaps which form the three colors into a mould, and performing fourth injection molding to manufacture a right shell (6) to form the four-color keycaps.
6. A method for making a multi-color keycap according to claim 5, wherein: and the third step can be combined with the fourth step for manufacturing, and the left shell (3) and the right shell (6) are completed together when the third injection molding is carried out, so that the three-color keycap is formed.
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